http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/ A peek into our kitchen Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:19:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Jennifer Hess Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:10:55 +0000 http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/#comment-925 Stu - they do! My understanding (and forgive me but I can't track down where I saw this online) is that borlotti are a variety of bean native to Italy, and cranberry beans are native to the eastern part of the U.S. But really, I think they're interchangeable. Stu – they do! My understanding (and forgive me but I can’t track down where I saw this online) is that borlotti are a variety of bean native to Italy, and cranberry beans are native to the eastern part of the U.S. But really, I think they’re interchangeable.

]]> http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Stu N Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:10:36 +0000 http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/#comment-922 They look exactly like borlotti beans to me! They look exactly like borlotti beans to me!

]]> http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Jennifer Hess Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:31:07 +0000 http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/#comment-907 Thanks, Hillary! They're similar to a variety called Borlotti beans, and you can find them fairly easily in dried form, but when they're fresh they're something special. I tried growing some this year, in fact, but our garden was pretty much a bust - most of what we planted ended up withering or not sprouting at all. Thanks, Hillary! They’re similar to a variety called Borlotti beans, and you can find them fairly easily in dried form, but when they’re fresh they’re something special. I tried growing some this year, in fact, but our garden was pretty much a bust – most of what we planted ended up withering or not sprouting at all.

]]> http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Hillary Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:34:28 +0000 http://www.lastnightsdinner.net/2007/10/23/mangiafagioli/#comment-906 Cranberry beans you say? They're beautiful! I have never seen or heard of them before. If only they actually had a cranberry flavor...Mmm...soup looks great! Cranberry beans you say? They’re beautiful! I have never seen or heard of them before. If only they actually had a cranberry flavor…Mmm…soup looks great!

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